Python analog of natsort function (sort a list using a "natural order" algorithm)

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I would like to know if there is something similar to PHP natsort function in python?

l = ['image1.jpg', 'image15.jpg', 'image12.jpg', 'iamge3.jpg']
l.sort()

gives:

['image1.jpg', 'image12.jpg', 'image15.jpg', 'iamge3.jpg']

but I would like to get:

['image1.jpg', 'iamge3.jpg', 'image12.jpg', 'image15.jpg']

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